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I met Mary Magdelaine in the emergency room as I was bleeding out from a miscarriage. Shivering, curled up into a ball, she brought me a heated blanket and held my hand. Nurse scrubs, nurse white shoes, and a white arm with Irish freckles. I never saw her face as they scraped me out again, … Continue reading confession

I have been arguing with Reality lately. Honestly, there are certain things about it that I just don’t like and I think ought to be changed and rearranged. And sometimes, I have done just that. I’ve lit the green candle and the special incense imported from an exotic small country, chanted the mantra to the … Continue reading the tao of enough

Death burst in through the door breathing hard. Sorry, he said. I’m in a rush. Everything’s happening fast fast fast. Wait. Are you the little girl? Shit. I wasn’t supposed to run into you yet. Things got crazy, wires got crossed. So ok, here I am but don’t worry I didn’t come for you I … Continue reading love song in E minor

My hospice patient Martin was sitting up in bed when I came to visit. We both knew he didn’t have long to live but still, he was comfortable, plumped and plush inside his four-poster bed. Martin was a well-known artist, represented by several national and international galleries, and enjoyed being flamboyantly gay. I’m thinking about … Continue reading you can take it with you

News flash: the heart is the brain. Our hearts are in a direct line of communication to the brain, neurologically connected to every region of the brain, generating an electromagnetic field that can be measured at sixteen feet, 5000x stronger than your brain’s electromagnetic field. It is our most powerful, primary organ of perception, sending … Continue reading what the heart knows